Rotatable refrigerator cabinet having plural compartments



Oct. 29, 1957 L. o. FORMOSO 2,811,020

ROTATABLE REFRIGERATOR CABINET HAVING PLURAL COMPARTMENTS Filed Sept.14,

1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOK' 'LaoNARw OBREG'QN FORMOSO Oct. 29, 1957L. o. FORMOSO 2,311,020

ROTATABLE REFRIGERATOR CABINET HAVING PLURAL COMPARTMENTS Filed Sept.14, 1955 s Sheets-Sheet 2 I NVENTO LEONARDO OBRE N Fear 1050 Oct. 29,1957 o. FORMOSO 2,811,020

ROTATABLE REFRIGERATOR CABINET HAVING PLURAL COMPARTMENTS Filed Sept.14, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet s INVNFOK LEONARDO OBKEGON FORMOSO 9 M JW'OH/United States Patent ROTATABLE REFRIGERATOR CABINET HAVING PLURALCOMPARTMENTS Leonardo Obregdn Formoso, Mexico City, Mexico ApplicationSeptember 14, 1955, Serial No. 534,363

2 Claims. (Cl. 62-89) This invention relates to certain usefulimprovements in refrigeration, different from anything previously knownand characterized in that all of the useful sides or faces or therefrigerator, including the upper portion thereof, will be employed fordifferent uses. Thus, one of such sides or faces will be therefrigerating space, with all the necessary elements for the perfectoperation thereof; a second side or face will be preferably used as asmall bar; a third side or face, as a small cafeteria, and the fourth,as a sideboard or pantry. Moreover, the top or upper portion of therefrigerator will be adapted to provide conditioned air, cold or hot.

This does not mean, however, that the different sides or faces of therefrigerator, as well as the top or upper portion, cannot be used forother desired purposes, without departing from the scope of theinvention, the object of this improved refrigerator being the employmentof all the sides or faces thereof, as well as of its top or upperportion, for all convenient uses, such as has not heretofore been done.

The improved refrigerator of the present invention is provided withhinged and slidable doors in such a manner that they can be used assmall tables on which the various objects contained in the refrigeratormay be laid or disposed at will.

This improved refrigerator, moreover, will have in combination a base onwhich it can move freely for the above-mentioned purpose of utilizingmore easily all of the sides or faces of the refrigerator, so that theuser will not have to move about the refrigerator for the purpose ofusing one or the other sides or faces of the refrigerator, inasmuch asfrom any given point any side or face that is to be utilized can beapproached. For this end the base of the refrigerator has a circularsystem that is operated by contact (in the manner of a trolley). Thiswill permit the constant passage of electricity into the refrigerator,even when the latter is being moved from one site to another.

The characteristic details of the invention will be clearly shown in thefollowing description and the accompanying drawings given as anillustration thereof,

similar reference numbers being there used to indicate the same parts inthe five figures shown.

In these drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates the refrigerator closed, seen in conventionalperspective;

Fig. 2 illustrates the base of the refrigerator seen from below andclearly showing the contact (trolleylike) circular system that permitsthe passage of electricity into the refrigerator;

Figure 3 is a design showing the electric contact and rotation system ofthe refrigerator;

Fig. 4 shows the refrigerator open in two of its faces or sides, inconventional perspective, showing in one of such faces or sides therefrigerator cabin, and in the other the place preferably to be used asa small bar;

Fig. 5 illustrates the refrigerator open, showing the other two faces inconventional perspective, which faces will be utilized preferably one asa small cafeteria and the other as a pantry. This figure clearly shows,besides, the outlets or means in the upper and rear portions of therefrigerator for letting out the conditioned air.

Referring to the drawings, the refrigerator comprises a base indicatedby the numeral 20 and including a rim 21 which has its lower end adaptedto rest upon a fioor surface. A chest including a bottom 22, anupstanding four-sided enclosure 23 rising from said bottom, and a top 24closing the upper end of said enclosure, is positioned so that thebottom 22 straddles the rim 21 of the base 20. The sides of theenclosure 23 are designated first, second, third and fourth sides, andare indicated by the numerals 6, 7, 9 and 11, respectively. The firstside 6 has a food storage chamber therein, and an openable and closabledoor bridges and closes the side 6, the door being hingedly connectedalong one of its vertical edges to the side 6.

The second side 7 of the chest has a refreshment storage chambertherein, and an openable and closable door 8 bridges and closes the side7, the door being hingedly connected along the lower horizontal edge tothe side 7. The third side 9 of the chest has a food storage chambertherein, and an openable and closable door 10 bridges and closes theside 9, the door being hingedly connected along the lower horizontaledge to the side 9. The fourth side 11 of the chest has the refrigerantunit chamber therein, and an openable and closable door 12 bridges andcloses the side 11, the door being hingedly connected along one of itsvertical edges to the side 11.

A brace 30 is horizontally disposed within and is secured to the rim 21of the base 20, as shown most clearly in Figure 2. A guide pin 31 iscarried by the chest bottom 22 and extends loosely through a hole 32provided in the center of the brace 30.

Means is provided for connecting .the chest bottom 22 to the rim 21 forfree rotation of the chest about the rim 21 as an axis. Specifically,this means embodies a plurality of ball bearings 33, Figure 2, arrangedin spaced relation about and carried by the upper end of the rim 21, theball bearings 33 bearing against and supporting the bottom 22 of thechest.

Figs. 2 and 3 clearly show the electric system permitting therefrigerator to be moved from one site to another, said electric systemconsisting of an isolated base 13 over which two concentric staples orhooks 14, 15 are disposed and on which the trolleys 16 stub constantlytransmitting electricity into the refrigerator. Numeral 18 shows themeans of rotation and number 19 and conduits or vents letting out theconditioned air.

While the invention has been described with respect to a particularpreferred embodiment or example which gives satisfactory results, itwill be understood by those skilled in the art after understanding theinvention, that various changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention and it is intendedtherefore in the appended claims to cover all such changes andmodfications.

What I claim is:

1. A refrigerator comprising a base and an upstand i-ng rim having thelower end adapted to rest upon a floor surface, a chest including abottom, an upstanding four-sided enclosure rising from said bottom, anda top closing the upper end of said enclosure positioned so that thebottom straddles the rim of said base, means connecting said chestbottom to said base rim for free rotation about said rim as an axis, thefour-sided enclosure having first, second, third and fourth sides, thefirst side of said enclosure having a food storage chamber therein, thesecond side of said enclosure having a 3 refreshment storage chambertherein, the third side of said enclosure having a food storage chambertherein, and the fourth side of said enclosure having a refrigerant unitchamber therein, and an openable and closable door bridging and closingeach of said first, second, third and fourth sides of said enclosure.

2. A refrigerator comprising a. base and an upstanding rim having thelower end adapted to rest upon a floor surface, a chest including abottom, an upstanding four-sided enclosure rising from said bottom and atop closing the upper end of said enclosure positioned so that thebottom straddles the rim of said base, means connecting said chestbottom to said base rim for free rotation about said rim as an axis, thefour-sided enclosure having first, second, third and fourth sides, thefirst side of said enclosure having a food storage chamber therein, thesecond side of said enclosure: having a refreshment storage chambertherein, the third side of said enclosure having a food storage chambertherein, and the fourth side of said enclosure having a refrigerant unitchamber therein, an openable and closable door bridging and closing eachof said second and third sides of said enclosure and being hingedlyconnected along the lower horizontal'edge to the adjacent one of saidsides, and an openable and closable door bridging and closing each ofsaid first and fourth sides of said enclosure and being hingedlyconnected along one of its vertical edges to the adjacent one of saidsides.

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